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Posted by triciac Geelong, Vic (My Page) on Fri, Apr 25, 08 at 1:48
I was really surprised to see how this forum, that was once the most exciting place to talk about roses, has gone down hill. How about we get it going again? I see quite a few of the old posters are still around, hello to all of you. Pete and I have just moved into a unit with a mostly concrete garden! We do have a border about 90 cm wide all round, and the second thing to go in will be the roses. The hyacinths, daffs, tulips, ranunculi and anemones were first, only because of the planting season. We have just ordered our first roses from Treloar's, can't wait until June to start them off. We have ordered the following HT's:-
Dolly Parton, Double Delight, Just Joey, Kardinal, Josephine Bruce.
David Austin's:- Grace, Pegasus, Teasing Georgia, but we only have space for a few climbers:- Amadeus, High Hopes, Peace and Gold Bunny.
We have gone from over 120 HT's, 20 climbers and dozens of mini's down to just the few named above. Some of them we have never tried before, some are old faithfuls. Now let us hear what you are planning to put in this year. |
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| hi triciac, yesterday i went to landsdale rose gardens in landsdale and got two new Austins, they are A shropshire lad and Crown princess margareta. Since i have a small strip of garden in my backyard ( about 90cm width, like yours)i actually chose CPM rose over Teasing Georgia, because i only had space for two more climbers.Do you think i made the correct choice? do you have any experience on growing the above mentioned roses? karima |
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| Hello Karima, Nice to meet you. I think your choices are lovely. Actually CPM would probably have been a better choice for me, but I had Teasing Georgia in mind to use as a climber behind a group of red HT roses. Now I have changed my mind about where they are to go so I am hoping that T.G. will sit next to Pegasus and fill up a small but tall side bed. I haven't had any of those we have spoken of. Previously I used Golden Celebration as a climber but although the perfume was to die for, it nodded a bit too much so I am hoping that the new ones won't. Still, with Austins we have to hope for the best as they seem to differ in different places. Always beautiful though. Am getting impatient waiting, everything prepared. |
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hi triciac,today i planted my two Austins in the garden and i can't wait to see A shropshire lad flowering, not to mention the CPM already has a flower but it is quite small, I thought CPM flowers were big.
Few weeks back my husband bought some roses as an early anniversary gift they are Sharifa Asma, Abe, Pat Austin and Falstaff.
Last summer i planted Graham Thomas, Golden cel and jubilee cel. The Graham Thomas is doing really well, with lots of tight buds and already reaching the top of my 1.8 metre colour bond fence.
In vain, my camera has been given for repairs, otherwise i could have showed you some pictures. karima |
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Hi Karima,
After reading your post, it seemed that CPM was a better choice for my space also, so I have changed my Pegasus, also ordered another two, 4th of July and Brass Band, neither are DA's. You will love Golden Celebration's perfume, also Sharifa Asma has the most beautiful perfume, delicate colour and a good grower too, quite tall. My Pat Austin took a good season to grow properly but the next year is was fabulous. Get your camera going soon as then we will be able to see all your beauties. You are lucky to get your roses so quickly, mine won't come till emd of May or even June |
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| No it seems we can't get it going again so I'm off. Bye! |
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| Oh, don't give up, triciac! I have just found your post after also giving up on this forum for a while. And what is CPM? I'm intrigued. |
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Hi Triciac, how is your rose planting going ? I have only just read your post very recently and now have been able to join Garden Web again. I am keen to come here often, so I hope you come back.
I have been moving 118 roses out of a hot house because they were getting too much mildrew and insects over their leaves. The growth was fantastic but the leaves and the blooms become a disgusting mess when I squashed too many roses in together. I wasn't spraying with chemicals so in the end deceided to move them out into the fresh air with my other roses.
I am very excited to see how these cut rose varieties grow outside and how they bloom and look. |
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| some of the most regular and knowledgable posters have moved to another forum after problems with this site, theyre at the forum below and it's a very friendly atmosphere there |
Here is a link that might be useful: Australian Rose Gardening Forum
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| I agree. We NEED to get this OZ rose forum going again. I usually hang around the American rose/ antique section here, but most of the time I felt left out because some of the roses the Americans have are not avaliable in Australia. Also we have different conditions to the UK/ USA. I'm a member of two rose forums. The first rose forum is provided by the nursery itself - (don't think I can name it here). I feel guilty for not buying roses from them, that's why I stopped using it. The other rose forum was doing marvelously, but suddenly it's not working anymore - don't know what happened to that forum. At least the provider should have contacted us, and tell us what happened, but didn't. |
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| I miss this site as well - as a lurker. It was great to come see your beautiful summer pics and hear the news in the middle of our winter. You've got some fabulous photographers over there. |
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- Posted by leyla by the sea (My Page) on
Sun, Jun 28, 09 at 2:44
Hello it has been more than 12 years since I have posted back then I had 700 roses and living in central Vic I lost a good deal of those roses due to the drought (plus the cattle) we have now moved (last year) to western Vic by the sea and brought what was left of my roses - all with hardly any root systems and stuck them in the ground here - well they have rewarded me with a heaps of flowers and they keep blooming - I have my first pair of gumboots in years and have ordered more roses - love to keep this forum going and only looked at the forum today as the outlook isn't so depressing and we have water I guess there are a lot like me with the ongoing drought don't want to know about what we miss out on and now point really
but there is a lot of expertise out there to be used - I certainly learnt a lot in the past thru the forum
Leyla |
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- Posted by snodge Outer Sydney (My Page) on
Wed, Sep 2, 09 at 3:08
| Hi Everyone, What Leyla has said struck a chord with me. It's been tough with the drought and for us we've been building a new house and the garden got let go then rather demolished through construction and drainage works etc. It's nearly finished now with a couple of large water tanks and I'm just getting round to thinking what to do with my nuclear zone garden! ... so I ended up back on the forum. I am surprised how it's died. The roses left on the site are overgrown, but the teas especially are covered in ruby red new growth. The teas are definitely staying. The rest of the garden I just don't know. We're off to Hay soon and I plan to visit Bishops Lodge again. When we were last there the drought was on but their Alister Clark garden was a picture, especially the climbers so I'm thinking that I'll stop in and check out what they have success with and see how we go... but I won't be going berzerk with the roses this time... hahahaha.. I guess time will tell on that one! |
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Hi Snodge, and everyone. I am going to come here everyday almost and make sure I contribute to bringing this Forum back. I hope you are all still planning to come back here because you all sound like great roserians I would like to talk roses with. I surpose I try to be a member of too many rose forums as there is not enough time in the day and night, but I can't help myself.
Snodge, I went to Bishop's Lodge about 7 years ago and I fell in love with Bisop's Sydney Linton. I bought one but lost it when I had to move it in a dry time. So I got another one bare rooted one this winter, along with quite a few other Bishop Lodge roses. Last year Larry gave me some Bishop Lodge roses too.
I hope you have a great trip when you go. Please tell us which roses you liked the best. |
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- Posted by snodge Outer Sydney (My Page) on
Sun, Sep 20, 09 at 16:31
Hi Rosemeadow,
I don't know that I'd describe myself as a rosarian... just like roses and have had a few.. We head off for Bishops Lodge soon. Great to discover they're selling them bare rooted. We had the bobcat in on the weekend to level out the construction site etc and I discovered that someone has stolen a couple of my roses in the garden further down the back of the block... in one way I have to admire their taste as the one's taken are Editor Stewart and Papa Meilland... and now I think of it I'm not sure they haven't also taken a young Lorraine Lee.
Oh well... it's very exciting planning the revamp of the gardens! We will stick with part native and part exotics/roses mainly tea roses and Alister Clark roses and .. and somewhere in there I want a kitchen garden...and this time I'm determined to not overplant LOL! Hmmm maybe it's not such a good idea getting back on a rose forum!!!! but I'll check in more often and see how we go.. |
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Hi everyone,
Just a quick word today - just happened to pop in after several years and saw Tricia's post. Will call back in to say hello later - everything is coming up roses here. Not the big flush yet, but a few tantalising open buds :)
Cheers, Mary |
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